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U.S. newspaper ad revenue down 7.3% in 2011
WASHINGTON — US newspaper advertising revenue fell 7.3 percent last year to $23.94 billion, according to figures released Thursday by the Newspaper Association of American, continuing a six-year slide. Print advertising revenue fell 9.2 percent to $20.69 billion compared with the previous year while online advertising revenue rose 6.8 percent…
French Socialist seeks to retake momentum from Sarkozy
PARIS — French Socialist presidential candidate Francois Hollande, facing off against resurgent Nicolas Sarkozy, looked to make up ground Thursday with vows to boost taxes on the rich. In a three-hour appearance on France 2 public television, Hollande sought to cement his left-wing credentials with promises of tax hikes on…
U.S. denies sending warning to Iran via Russia
WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday denied a report that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her Russian counterpart that upcoming talks on Iran’s nuclear program were a “last chance” to resolve the long-running standoff. “The secretary did not send a warning to the Iranians through Foreign Minister (Sergei)…
New graphic anti-smoking campaign unveiled in U.S.
WASHINGTON — US health authorities unveiled a new anti-smoking campaign Thursday with testimony of ex-smokers and graphic images depicting the reality of tobacco-related diseases, in the latest effort to stamp out the habit. The campaign to convince smokers to kick the habit, and warn younger people of the dangers from…
U.S. gives $1 million to anti-drugs drive in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday it has contributed $1 million to a United Nations program to help probe, arrest and prosecute drug traffickers working in Afghanistan and Central Asia. The United States gave the funds Wednesday in Vienna to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Regional…
Greece’s economy to exit recession only by 2014
WASHINGTON — Greece’s economy is expected to exit recession only by 2014, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday after announcing a new bailout loan for the heavily indebted country. The IMF projected the Greek economy would shrink about 4.8 percent this year, followed by zero growth in 2013 and a…
U.S. says Bradley Manning helped al Qaeda with leaks
FORT MEADE, Maryland — US soldier Bradley Manning aided Al-Qaeda by leaking troves of classified information to the secret-spilling website Wikileaks, military prosecutors said Thursday. Manning, who served as a low-ranking intelligence analyst in Iraq, has previously been charged with 22 counts, including aiding the enemy. During a pre-trial hearing,…
Shell admits 207 oil spills in 2011
Terry Macalister, The Guardian STANDFIRST: Shell said in its annual report that the number of spills increased to 207 during 2011, from 195 in 2010 Shell has revealed that its global oil spill record got worse over the last year, with 207 sizeable incidents in 2011. The revelations in the…
Urban air pollution could kill 3.6 million people a year by 2050
Fiona Harvey, guardian.co.uk Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report. Both developed and developing countries will be hit, and…
Italy court rules LGBT have right to ‘family life’
Italy’s highest civil court opened the way for homosexuals to have the same rights as heterosexual married couples Thursday, but it upheld a ban on gay marriage and said those celebrated abroad were not valid in Italy. In a ruling welcomed by gay rights groups, the court said that homosexuals…
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